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Top 5 States With The Most National Forestland

National forests cover about 200 million acres in the United States. Tongass National Forest in Alaska is the largest one in the country, covering more than 17 million acres. Here are the states with the most national forestland.

1. Alaska -- 24,356,178 acres
2. California -- 24,252,941
3. Idaho -- 21,576,446
4. Montana -- 19,116,563
5. Oregon -- 17,316,492

USDA FOREST SERVICE, 2003

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